Gone Girls

The Female Sociopath, The 'Sport Mode' Button Is Crap, To The Class Of 2014: Sit Down And STFU, How To Talk To Your Kids About Michael Sam, The Library Of Congress Wants To Destroy Your Old CDs, The Definitive Oral History Of 'The West Wing' The Daily Digg Wednesday, May 14, 2014 GONE GIRLS The Female Sociopath digg.com Amy Dunne of "Gone Girl," Lisbeth Salander of "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Cersei Lannister of "Game of Thrones." If there's one thing these cold, calculating ladies can teach us, it's that we're captivated by the female sociopath. But how did she rise to such prominence in our cultural imagination? The answer has everything to do with corporate "feminists" and the way they teach women to "have it all." THE BULLSHIT BUTTON The 'Sport Mode' Button Is Crap jalopnik.com The "Sport Mode" button: Useless or fantastic? In this era where every function on your car is regulated by a computer, they have become an almost ubiquitous presence on everything from humble economy cars to high-end luxury and sports cars. But do they really add anything to the car? SQUARESPACE.COMSPONSORED JUST LISTEN To The Class Of 2014: Sit Down And STFU thedailybeast.com Another powerful woman has been discouraged from speaking on campus. Because God forbid my fellow, fragile millennials have their ears damaged by words with which they don't agree. A SENSITIVE SUBJECT How To Talk To Your Kids About Michael Sam digg.com Here's how to address a non-issue. FOR SCIENCE The Library Of Congress Wants To Destroy Your Old CDs theatlantic.com That old Michael Jackson disc? You've probably been treating it wrong. LET BARTLET BE BARTLET The Definitive Oral History Of 'The West Wing' hollywoodreporter.com Sidney Poitier was the first choice for president; Bill Clinton was a fan; and Sorkin and Tommy Schlamme created a show "about democracy run by a couple of Kim Jong-ils." Read more on Digg.com → TOSSING TULIPS Worshippers throw flower petals to the statue of the Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal. Every year on May 12 and 13 thousands of Catholic pilgrims arrive to Fatima Sanctuary to attend Masses and pray in honor of the Virgin Mary, where it is believed she was witnessed by three shepherd children in 1917. Credit: AP Photo/Francisco Seco Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014